MediaTek MT6591 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6591 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 930
MediaTek MT6591 HiSilicon Kirin 930

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6591 or HiSilicon Kirin 930 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The MediaTek MT6591 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6591 was released in Q1/2014.

The HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 was released in Q1/2015.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6591 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
6x Cortex-A7
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation Midgard 2
28nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 4
64 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6591 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
LPDDR3, LPDDR2 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT6591 has a TDP of --, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is --.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6591 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 930 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the MediaTek MT6591 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the HiSilicon Kirin 930 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (47%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6591 HiSilicon Kirin 930
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. HiSilicon Kirin 930Apple A13 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Apple A13 Bionic
2. HiSilicon Kirin 930Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
3. Apple M1HiSilicon Kirin 930 Apple M1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930
4. Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTEHiSilicon Kirin 930 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE vs HiSilicon Kirin 930
5. HiSilicon Kirin 930Intel Core i7-8557U HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Intel Core i7-8557U
6. HiSilicon Kirin 930Intel Core i3-8100 HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Intel Core i3-8100
7. HiSilicon Kirin 930Intel Core i7-11700 HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Intel Core i7-11700
8. HiSilicon Kirin 930Intel Core i7-4770R HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Intel Core i7-4770R
9. AMD Ryzen 5 3600HiSilicon Kirin 930 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930
10. Intel Core i5-6500HiSilicon Kirin 930 Intel Core i5-6500 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930


back to index